Nursing/Postpartum Tuesday: Insulated Breast Milk Cooler and Bottle Bag
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Pumping at the office? Keep your milk cool during your commute with Skip Hop’s insulated breast milk cooler and bottle bag.
This insulated bag holds two large bottles, has two-way zippers for easy access, and includes a freezer pack. On the weekends, the adjustable strap attaches easily to a stroller. As your baby gets older, the bag also holds sippy cups and ample snacks.
Skip Hop’s breast milk cooler bag is $17.99 at Target.
Sales of note for 12.10
(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)
- Nordstrom – Beauty deals on skincare (ends 12/14) including La Mer, Kate Somerville, Dior, Sunday Riley, Dyson, and gift sets — the deals include reader favorite lip balms Dior Addict, NARS Afterglow, and Clinique’s Black Honey, as well as Too Faced mascara and Sunday Riley’s Good Genes.
- Ann Taylor – 40% off your purchase, up to 50% off outerwear
- Banana Republic Factory – 50-70% off everything + extra 20% off
- Eloquii – Extra 50% off all sale + extra 25% off 2+ items
- J.Crew – Up to 60% off everything, with 40% off their newest styles
- J.Crew Factory – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
- Macy’s – 15% off beauty, including Tarte, Clinique, Dior and gift sets
- Spanx – Lots of workwear on sale, some up to 70% off, plus free shipping on everything (and 20% off your first order)
- Talbots – 50% off everything + extra 25% off when you buy 3+ styles
Any recs for Switzerland with kids? Thinking about a trip next summer. I have one kid who’ll be 7 and is a decent hiker but is not going to be doing anything super intense or technical.
Kat, I am getting loud autoplay ads on my Mac with pop-up blocker enabled.
Ugh, help me with something that I’m tired of feeling low-key guilty about. I have a 5, 3, and 1 year old. We eat a lot of processed food and too much added sugar. Mac and cheese, PB&J, eggo waffles. I’m not interested in any crazy diets, but I want to do better. But I’m not good at cooking (yet… I’m trying). The kids do eat tons of fruit, but hardly any vegetables. I try to incorporate things and they reject them (especially the 3 year old). For example, we will have grilled chicken salad for dinner, and give the kiddos the option of chicken tacos on a tortilla. 3 year old won’t eat the chicken or lettuce, so he’s basically eating a cheese tortilla. Which is fine, but not all the time, right?
I’ve checked out Feeding Littles and even bought their cookbook, but frankly it’s above my skill and/or effort level.
Spouse will cook (and usually does), but he sticks with the same dishes that he knows they will eat and doesn’t get worked up about any of this. That used to be my approach too, but I think it’s gone too far.
I will have a four month maternity leave, but our daycare (where our older toddler attends) will not have a spot available for our baby until she is 6 months old. Should we (1) find a different daycare situation that will take us earlier, (2) find a temporary nanny for those 2 months, (3) try to negotiate a longer leave for me or me going back to work part-time for those two months in combo with sitters? Or something I haven’t thought of? My husband only gets 2 weeks for family leave, though I suppose he could maybe take a bit more unpaid.
Looking for bike recommendations for my (very tall, 5 1) 11 year old. She outgrew hers.
Sort of a niche question:
I want to get new window treatments for my kids’ rooms. Do I get sheer roman blinds and blackout curtains/drapes? Or blackout blinds with normal curtains/drapes? I do like the option of the privacy that sheer blinds provide (e.g., can keep down during the day but still let light in). Suggestions?
Do you do any summer solstice/midsummer celebrations with your kiddos? We have always built a bonfire on midsummer eve – would love to hear about other traditions/activities!
WFH tips? I posted previously but neglected to mention that coworking space is not an option due to office policy/privacy issues. I definitely enjoy the flexibility of no commute etc. but I’m feeling a bit down at times. My job is not very collaborative to begin with so it’s a bit isolating. Any general suggestions for staying upbeat and maintaining friendships are appreciated!!!
We converted DS’ crib to a toddler bed when he started nighttime potty training at 3.5. In theory he should be able to get out of bed and go to the potty himself, but he still cries out for one of us to take him.
At what age are kids generally allowed to go to a nearby playground without supervision? I have a baby, so that’s so not on my radar yet but we are looking at houses in the suburbs. We really value walkability, and with that comes smaller yards. That’s a trade off I’m happy to make – the yards in houses were looking at aren’t tiny but I could definitely see kids outgrowing them – there’s room for a swing set or to have a catch but not both. But, the area we’re looking in is both very walkable (only a few blocks from school, parks, ball fields) and very, very safe (it’s Haddonfield NJ if anyone is familiar).
What age do you transition your kid out of a traditional crib, if they’ve shown no signs of climbing out or wanting a big kid bed, and they still fit in there, length-wise?
We have the kind that converts to a toddler bed, so we could do that as an intermediary step, but does it make sense to do it preemptively? Our kid almost certainly could climb out and I’d be worried about them injuring themselves doing so but they haven’t even tried as far as I know.
Tips for a trip to Disneyland? I just bought tickets for our family of four (kids are 6 and 9). We’re traveling from the east coast to see my parents, who live really close to Disney. So, we will be doing a day trip to the main park. I have been before, as recently as 20 years ago, ha! and I know that the systems have changed. Ive tried to research planning a trip to disney online, but its…overwhelming! My family and I are up for a fun time, but are not super into all things disney. I am super annoyed at how much the tickets cost, so I dont want to spend all day waiting in lines for attractions and food. We’re going next week, is that too late to plan? I think i am supposed to get an app? Help!!
Looking for suggestions on improving my infant’s sleep: he has one long stretch of sleep each day of ~5-7 hours. But it happens starting at 6 or 7 PM everyday without fail. Then by 1 AM he’s back to waking up every 2 or 3 hours to be fed, which is the frequency he eats all day long too. Any ideas on how to help him shift his long sleep interval back to start at 11 or midnight? We’ve tried to keep him up in the early evening with daylight, fluorescent lights, moving him around, waking him up to eat, etc but nothing seems to be working. Even when we do get him to wake up during that time, it ends up just eliminating that long stretch of sleep for the day, not shifting it. Anyone have any recommendations we might want to try?
DH, preschooler and I are all off tomorrow for Juneteenth. I want to get out of the house, but we are in the middle of a heat wave. What are you doing tomorrow?